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Pipeline Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu North Shore, Hawaii

Pipeline, Oahu North Shore, Hawaii: 10–12 ft faces (5–6 ft Hawaiian scale), well overhead to double overhead, at 3 am HST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 5.8 ft at 13 seconds from the north-northwest, with a 16 mph cross-shore wind from the east-northeast, gusting 25 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 2.5 ft at 3:37 am.

Good

10–12 ft

5–6 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 13 ft

Swell from the north-northwest; wind from the east-northeast at 16 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces southeast.NSWE
first light 6:17 amrating through the daylast light 6:15 pm
Swell
5.8 ft · 13 s · NNWplus 0.5 ft · 13 s · W
Wind
16 mph (ENE), gusts 25cross-shore
Tide
2.5 ft risinghigh 2.5 ft at 3:37 am
Water
79°Frashguard
Air
75°Ffeels like 67°F
Sun
rise 6:41 amset 5:51 pm

Pipeline surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Pipeline: 7 am, Good, on a falling high tide.

Today Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Pipeline today, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.510150239–11 ft6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Fair10 am: Fair11 am: Fair12 pm: Fair1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Poor to Fair4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:41 am5:51 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Wed, Nov 11
Surf height at Pipeline tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.5101502314–17 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor to Fair12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Pipeline: 5 pm, Good, on a falling low tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Tue, Nov 10, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am9–11 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 232.1 ft
7 am9–10 ftGood15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.8 ft
8 am9–10 ftGood16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.5 ft
9 am8–10 ftFair17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.3 ft
10 am8–10 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.2 ft
11 am8–10 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.1 ft
12 pm8–9 ftFair17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.2 ft
1 pm7–9 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.2 ft
2 pm7–9 ftPoor to Fair17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.2 ft
3 pm7–8 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.1 ft
4 pm7–8 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 240.9 ft
5 pm7–8 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.6 ft
6 pm7–8 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 270.4 ft
Tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am6–8 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 332.2 ft
7 am7–8 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 332.0 ft
8 am7–8 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 351.7 ft
9 am8–9 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 341.5 ft
10 am8–9 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 351.3 ft
11 am10–12 ftPoor to Fair22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 361.2 ft
12 pm13–15 ftGood22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 361.1 ft
1 pm14–16 ftGood21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 351.1 ft
2 pm14–16 ftGood21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 341.1 ft
3 pm14–16 ftGood21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 341.0 ft
4 pm14–16 ftGood21 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 340.9 ft
5 pm14–16 ftGood20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 330.7 ft
6 pm14–17 ftGood20 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 330.5 ft

Pipeline waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 3 am, sets at Pipeline arrive about every 2 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 3 waves per set every 2 minutes, with about 74 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 11.8 ft faces
Waves per set
about 3
Sets
every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 19 s
Lulls
about 74 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
65% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 0.7 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Pipeline surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Pipeline: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 6–17 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 8–12 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 11–15 ft and Good.

Pipeline surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend510157–11Tue, Nov 10: GoodTueNov 106–17Wed, Nov 11: GoodWedNov 1112–16Thu, Nov 12: GoodThuNov 128–11Fri, Nov 13: FairFriNov 138–12Sat, Nov 14: GoodSatNov 1411–15Sun, Nov 15: GoodSunNov 159–13Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 165–7Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 174–5Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 184–6Thu, Nov 19: PoorThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24WedNov 25ratingswell

Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Pipeline are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Pipeline 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Tue, Nov 107–11 ftGood5.8 ft · 13 s · NNW16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2517 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 257 am
Wed, Nov 116–17 ftGood4.0 ft · 12 s · NNW22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3521 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 345 pm
Thu, Nov 1212–16 ftGood9.5 ft · 15 s · NNW19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3221 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 338 am
Fri, Nov 138–11 ftFair6.2 ft · 13 s · NNW17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3016 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3110 am
Sat, Nov 148–12 ftGood4.5 ft · 13 s · NNW14 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2918 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 338 am
Sun, Nov 1511–15 ftGood3.2 ft · 12 s · NNW18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3618 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 352 pm
Mon, Nov 169–13 ftGreat5.9 ft · 14 s · NNW12 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2416 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 308 am
Tue, Nov 175–7 ftPoor—21 mph offshore (E), gusts 3017 mph offshore (E)11 am
Wed, Nov 184–5 ftPoor—9 mph offshore (ESE)10 mph cross-shore (E)5 pm
Thu, Nov 194–6 ftPoor—9 mph onshore (NNW)14 mph onshore (NNW)11 am
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Pipeline are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Pipeline tide chart and tide times

Tides at Pipeline today, Tuesday, Nov 10: high 2.5 ft at 3:37 am, low 1.1 ft at 11:09 am, high 1.2 ft at 1:02 pm and low 0.1 ft at 8:11 pm. At 3 am the tide is 2.5 ft and rising.

Tide height at Pipeline, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-101234Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12Fri, Nov 13now 2.5 ft, risingHigh 2.5 ft3:37 amLow 1.1 ft11:09 amHigh 1.2 ft1:02 pmLow 0.1 ft8:11 pmHigh 2.4 ft4:18 amLow 0.1 ft8:36 pmHigh 2.3 ft5:01 amLow 0.2 ft8:59 pm
Tide height at Pipeline, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Pipeline tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 8 days.
DayTides
Tue, Nov 10High 2.5 ft at 3:37 amLow 1.1 ft at 11:09 amHigh 1.2 ft at 1:02 pmLow 0.1 ft at 8:11 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.4 ft at 4:18 amLow 0.1 ft at 8:36 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.3 ft at 5:01 amLow 0.2 ft at 8:59 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.2 ft at 5:48 amLow 0.3 ft at 9:23 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.2 ft at 6:39 amLow 0.5 ft at 9:46 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 2.1 ft at 7:34 amLow 0.7 ft at 9:53 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 2.1 ft at 8:23 amLow 0.8 ft at 6:08 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 2.0 ft at 9:07 am

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Pipeline water temperature

The water temperature at Pipeline is about 79°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 67°F and a 16 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 78 and 79°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 79 degrees, rashguard; 78 to 79 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood79°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Pipeline

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About Pipeline

Pipeline is a reef break on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, facing northwest. Also called Banzai Pipeline and Pipe.

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